tokyo

Into Shibuya

Today I decided to get out of Shinjuku and see more of the city. It’s a little more daunting than you might think. I really have some trepidation about using the Tokyo subway, and you would too if you saw the subway map. I wanted to see one of the animal cafes, but which kind?ContinueContinue reading “Into Shibuya”

I guess everyone traveling in a really foreign culture is going to misunderstand the local customs, and it was inevitable that I would do that eventually. How was I to know that it was considered bad form to yell at the waiter, “Garcon! More cappuccino, s’il vous plaît, vete, vete!” Actually, that wasn’t it; IContinueContinue reading “Tokyo”

Arrival: What Have I Learned?

I’m 2 hours out of Boston and anxious to get home to the little woman, and when I say little, I ain’t joking around; I think my backpack weighs more. Its a long way back from Japan, particularly after you consider the layover. Its about 7000 miles, around a quarter of the way around theContinueContinue reading “Arrival: What Have I Learned?”